Re: Technician Wages

["Petem" <petem001@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi David

Dont know about mid west but here in Quebec all technician are in a union

and the salary is:

for a 1st year tech (less then 2000 hour of experience) 14.75/hr and double
time for any amount of hour pass 8 hour a day

for a 2 year tech (more them 2000 less then 4000 hour of experience)
17.21/hr and overtime is the same

for a 3 year exp. tech (more then 4000 lest then 6000 hr of exp.) 20.89/hr
and overtime is the same

and for a qualified tech (after he pass an exam to proove his skill, and
made more then 6000 hr of experience) 24.58/hr and same stuff for overtime

also, they have a retirement plan wich consist of 18% of there yearly salary
paid by the boss at 60% and by him at 40%

and a medicare plan wich is one of the best plan in force in this province
(dental work at 90% paid. drugs paid 100%. glasses paid 100% and a lot
more..)

they also have short/long term salary insurance in case of accident

hope this help






"David" <daknutsen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit dans le message de
groupe de discussion : W6yNj.70075$TT4.3221@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hello everyone. I am  an installation supervisor for a large midwest
> security company and I have some question.s First, are there any other
> managers or supervisors here that are having problems hiring experienced
> techs? If there are, is it due mostly to wages?
> The reason I ask is I have been looking to add technicians to my staff but
> I am stymied by the wage scale that my company has put together. They tell
> me that it is compaetitive but when I make an offer to a prospective tech,
> they either decline or quite often, just don't respond. I have been hiring
> tech assistants in hopes that someday they will become more but I need
> some techs that can hit the ground running.
> That having been said, I am going into an operations managers meeting next
> Tuesday and although I have compiled statistics from the Bureau of Labor
> as well as others, I could use some real hard evidence that we are in fact
> not competitve. What I would like to know is how long you have been in the
> busines, where you are located and what you make an hour. According to my
> bosses, we are in line with other SNA partners.
> I made a promise to the other techs when I was promoted to this posistion
> that I would not forget where I came from and would fight for them to my
> fullest capacity. I am asking for your help, not for me, but for my
> technicians and their families.
> Thank you for any help you can give me.
> David Knutsen
>